Satish Acharya, a so-called “neutral” cartoonist is back in the news. But before we decide he is neutral, if one takes a look at his work, right through the years, one can easily confirm that cartoonist Satish Acharya masquerades as a neutral voice while serving as a de facto propagandist for the Indian National Congress.
Far from balanced critique, his body of work only appears to be a calculated effort to shield the Congress party while obsessively lampooning its political rivals. A pattern of selective targeting, ideological omission, and conspicuous silence during Congress failures paints a damning picture of compromised integrity.
This time he once again proves he is a Congress stooge. How, you ask? Take a look at his latest cartoon on the Karur stampede.
In an attempt to satirise the Karur stampede during TVK rally, he behaved like a true Congress supporter by not questioning the ruling dispensation.
In the cartoon posted a day ago, he points out how Vijay ‘ran away’ from the scene of the stampede.
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He posted another cartoon on the same topic, earlier today.
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However, he never questioned the DMK government – is it because they are an ally of the Congress?
Here is what he did for the Bengaluru stampede following RCB win.
Bengaluru Stampede Following RCB Win
For all the cartoons he has made on stampedes before, especially the Kumbh Mela one where he pointed directly to UP CM Yogi Adityanath, one would assume Acharya would probably question the Congress government for their shoddy crowd management. But what did Acharya do? He came up with words instead of art. He wrote on his X handle following the stampede that killed over 11 people injuring more than 50 – “The govt should’ve anticipated this madness looking at last night’s frenzy and should’ve made proper arrangements or suggested a different date for the parade. Totally irresponsible! Sad to see so many innocent lives lost.”
After backlash, he came up with a cartoon that did not blame the Congress government but seemed to blame RCB.
When people started reminding him in the comments about how he blamed Yogi Adityanath for the Kumbh Mela stampede, he came up with a few more.
In a cartoon for TNM wannabe South First, probably because he was asked by the editors, he brought the political establishment into the picture.
Acharya did something similar when the need arose to raise questions against the administration in Karnataka. However, these are the times that people like Acharya seem to swallow adhesive and focus on using words.
However, the same Satish Acharya posted a cartoon questioning the Yogi Adityanath government for the stampede during the Kumbh Mela.
In the case of the Karur stampede deaths, Satish Acharya did not raise questions about the role of the ruling DMK government in maintaining law and order, which critics suggest reflects his political leanings and willingness to extend that stance to the party’s allies as well.
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